What color is #87B8AB?

#87B8AB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B8AB?

The RGB value is 135, 184, 171: 135 red, 184 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B8AB?

The complementary color is #B88794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B8AB color

#87B8AB rgb(135, 184, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #87B8AB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.2% green and 67.1% blue (135, 184, 171).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#87B8AB color codes

HEX	`#87B8AB`
RGB	`rgb(135, 184, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.13, -18.94, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.13, 18.99, 175.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.481, 42.371, 44.882)`
Decimal	`8894635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B8AB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87B8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87B8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b8ab; }
.text { color: #87b8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 184 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b8ab, #87adb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #87B8AB?: #87B8AB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B8AB?: The RGB value is 135, 184, 171: 135 red, 184 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B8AB?: The complementary color is #B88794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.